The IPParalegal Institute connects professionals worldwide to the research and teaching of the Institute's faculty and their decades of IP industry expertise as both front line paralegals and experienced educators.

Qualified individuals may enroll in programs for Paralegal Certificates in the IP, Patent and Trademark Prosecution areas; pursue Certificates of Specialized Study in a number of intellectual property prosecution disciplines, take individual webinars and seminars for non-certificate study, or apply for customized training. Courses are delivered online or at the work site if it is in the Dallas/Fort Worth Texas Metroplex area.

Working closely within the American Bar Association's Patent Legislation Committee, the Paralegal Division of the Texas State Bar, and with the help and guidance of major university academia focusing on eLearning and progress assessment systems, the IPParalegal Institute's goals are to develop and administer concentrated leading-edge intellectual property prosecution curriculums.

The Institute's programs and courses serve as independent study certificate conferrals, as complimentary matriculation studies for Associate and Undergraduate Paralegal Studies degree programs; and as advanced study components which ultimates, for the IP prosecution professional, existing Paralegal Certification programs that are in conformance with NALA certification rules and guidelines.

This section introduces and outlines the Institute's Course Studies system.

3.0 Certificate of Specialized Study Courses

Available delivery methods: online live (graded) | online self-paced (graded) | on site

IPParalegal Institute Certificate of Specialized Study Courses are attended by Paralegal Certificate students. Each course is comprised of multiple sessions whose curriculum is concentrated on a single IP prosecution discipline. Successful completion of an Intellectual Property Prosecution Certificate of Specialization Course awards the student with a certificate of specialization in the course's focus discipline.

The catalog of available IPParalegal Institute Prosecution Paralegal Certificate of Specialization Courses includes:

PPF101: U.S. Patent Forms & Filing Fundamentals

PPF102: U.S. Patent Prosecution

PCT101: Patent Cooperation Forms & Filing Fundamentals

PCT102: PCT Prosecution

FPF101: Foreign Patent Forms, Filing & Prosecution Fundamentals

TPF101: Trademark Forms, Filing & Prosecution Fundamentals

CPF101: Copyright Forms, Filing & Prosecution Fundamentals

The conferral of a Certificate of Specialized Study requires the successful completion of all course requirements per section 4.0 of the Institute's Policies.

4.0 Certificate of Graduation Programs

Available delivery methods: online live (graded) | online self-paced (graded) | on site

IPParalegal Institute Paralegal Certificate Programs are attended by Paralegal Certificate students. Certificate programs are comprised of Intellectual Property Prosecution Paralegal Certificate of Specialized Study Courses. Successful completion of an IPParalegal Institute Paralegal Certificate Program rewards the student with a paralegal Certificate of Graduation in the program's field of study.

There are three Paralegal Certificate Programs offered at the IPParalegal Institute:

Patent Prosecution Paralegal Certificate Program

Trademark Prosecution Paralegal Certificate Program

Intellectual Property Prosecution Paralegal Certificate Program

The Institute's Patent Prosecution Paralegal Certificate and IP Prosecution Paralegal Certifcate are two of the industry's most prestigious education credentials for nonlawyer professionals in their respective fields.

5.0 IP Professional Development Courses/Classes

Students who wish to engage in career studies without engaging in an ongoing certificate course or program will find professional knowledgebase benefits in the IPParalegal Institute's Professional Development series of courses and classes. Courses and classes are intensive and condensed (ranging in time from one hour to multiple days) that offer insight into industry trends, technical updates and best practices.

Industry experts come together to offer these short, intensive learning opportunities where you acquire tools and techniques that have immediate applications. These courses may be taken live online or live at your work site, streamed from our extensive digital library, as well as licensed for resale or self-paced distribution.